Tally register



" Patented Sept. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 'lALLY REGISTERJohn Q. Sherman, Dayton, Ohio Application December 14, 1936, Serial No.115,805

Claims.

This invention comprises a tabulating device or tally register of thetype generally known as a "peg board" upon which a succession of recordsheets may be posted in correlated position 5 wherein correspondingentries upon the sheets will be aligned one with another for convenientanalysis or computation.

As heretofore constructed, such devices ordinarily comprise a board,having therein a succession of spaced pins upon which record sheets tobe compared, or from which totals are to be compiled are impaled. It isfrom such construction that the usual name of "peg board is derived.However, such device necessitates that the record sheets must be punchedwith holes in definitely located podtion to agree with the impaling pegsor that the sheets be otherwise mutilated by puncture pins in securingthem to the The present invention enables the sheets to be temporarilyaffixed to the board without mutilation or the provision of speciallypunched holes and enables the sheets to be variously assembled inclosely arranged or widely distributed relation as the relative locationof data upon the sheets and the comparisons or examinations to whichthey are to be subjected may render most desirable or which maybe moreconvenient for the particular determination or compilation of entries tobe made, and further provides for the quick and easy detachment of thesheets from the board when the analysis or accounting operations havebeen completed.

The object of the invention is to improve "the construction as well asthe means and mode of operation of tabulating or peg boards whereby theymay not only be economically manufactured, but will be more efllcient inuse, of increased flexibility and simplicity, having a wider range ofusefulness, and unlikely to get .out of repair.

A further ob ect of the invention is to provide a substitute for theconventional peg board which will be pegless, and will permit greatflexibility in its use enabling forms or sheets of the same or differentsizes to be offset, staggered or disposed in varied spaced relation asmay be A further object of the invention is to provide means tofacilitate rapid stripping of the sheets from the board. s

A further object of the invention is to'provide convenient guide meansfacilitating thearrangement of the sheets and comparison of corre-'vsponding entries.

A further and important object of the invention is to insure speed,economy and accuracy in analysis of records, by providing a tabulatingboard of extreme flexibility and simplicity.

A further and important object of the invention is to provide means foreasily and quickly attaching record sheets in any desired relation uponthe display board.

A further object of the invention is to provide a moimting board whereonthe sheets will be more easily accessible for observation and for rapidremoval.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tabular display boardhaving the advantageous structural features and meritoriouscharacteristics herein mentioned.

With the above primary and other incidental objects in view as will morefully appear in the specification, the invention consists of thefeatures of construction, the parts and combinations thereof, and themode of operation, or its equivalents, as hereinafter described and setforth in the claims.

In the drawing, wherein is shown the preferred, but obviously notnecessarily the only form of embodiment of the invention:

- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the display board forming the subjectmatter hereof.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation.

Fig.4 is a. sectional view of .a modification.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughoutthe several views.

' The tabulating or tally register board forming the subject matterhereof, which may be well termed a "pegless peg board, comprises anelongated board i of a width commensurate with the size of the sheets orforms to be arranged thereon. Along one of the longitudinal margins ofthe board is disposed a fixed rail or upstanding flange 2 which servesas a guide when arranging sheets of identical size having the dataentries uniformly disposed thereon. Along the opposite parallel marginthere is Preferably but not necessarily provided a rail 3 hinged to ,theboard for outward swinging movement to facilitate the removal of thesheets.

Intermediate the marginal rails there is pro- 56 vided on the face ofthe board one or more Stripes 4 of adhesive or tenacious material towhich the sheets 5 may be made to adhere under a slight pressure. Theadhesive stripe 4 may consistofa strip of commercial adhesive tapeapplied to the face of the board. Such adhesive tape may berenewed fromtime to time. Because of its double faced adhesive character it willadhere to the: face of the board on one side and will adhere to recordsheets placed on its opposite side. In lieu of the use of commercialadhesive tape the board may be formed with a longitudinal depression 6which may be filled with a body 7 of an adhesive gum or othertenaciousmaterial which will be sufiiciently sticky to hold sheets appliedthereto under pressure, but which will not dry out but will retain itsadhesive character for a long period of time, after which the filling ofthe channel may be renewed.

A longitudinal groove or channel 8 is located adjacent to either or boththe marginal rails 2 and 3 along which the operators finger or asuitable implement may be projected beneath the succeeding sheets orforms when it is desired to remove the sheets thereby enabling them tobe collectively detached by a single sliding motion.

Slidingly mounted upon the display board is a straight edge guide 9having sliding engagement with the opposite ends ofthe a board. "Thisstraight edge has been shown provided with heads ID at each end which bysliding engagement with the ends of the boardmaintainthe parallelrelation of the guide in its several positions'of sliding adjustment. I

Iftherecord sheets 5 are either same size and have correspondingentriessimilarly located, as is usually the case,-the top margins thereof areabutted against the upperguide rail 2 and the sheets are pressed againstthe tenaci ous stripe 5 to which they are'cau'sd to adhere. v The sheetsare usually arranged in overlapping relation, wherebythe board may bemade to ac-, commodate a quite large number'of individual sheets. Thestraight edge 9 is placed in overlying relationwith the assembly ofsheets 5 and by its sliding adjustment corresponding transverselyaligned entries may be easily and'readlly comparted or computed.

In event the entries to be compared are differently disposed ondifferent sheets, these may be staggered or offset as may be necessaryto transversely align the corresponding items, which may be readilyeffected by use of the straight edge guide 9.

When the compilation, or analysis has been completed, it is onlynecessary to slide ones finger through the groove 8 beneath the sheetsor to pass a pencil or other implement therethrough, whereby the sheetsare progressively turned upwardly, thus detaching them from the adherentsurface of the stripe 5.

From-the above description it will be apparent that there is thusprovided a device of the character described possessing the particularfeatures of advantage before enumerated as desirable, but whichobviously is susceptible of modification in its form, proportions,detail constructionand arrangement of parts without departing from theprinciple involved or sacrificing any of its advantages. I

While in order to comply with the statute, the invention has beendescribed in language more or less specific'as to structural features,it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specificfeatures shown, but that the means and construction herein disclosedcomprise the preferred form of several modes of putting the inventioninto efiect, and the invention is therefore claimed inany of its formsor modifications within the legitimate and valid scope of the appendedclaims. I

Having thus...described my invention, I claim:

1. A display device for a succession of normally loose sheets incorrelated relation comprising a. supporting tablet upon which thesheets are to be disposed, a longitudinal gauge projecting above theplane of the tablet against which the margins of the sheets may beabutted for aligning like entries upon diiierent sheets, a portion ofadhesive material exposed on the surface of the tablet against which thesheets may be pressed into adherent relation, an indicator associatedwith the tablet and movable at will with respect thereto to indicatecorrelated indicia on separate sheets, a guide rail projected above theplane of the tablet and disposed diametrically opposite the longitudinalgauge, .the guide rail being hinged to facilitate access to the ends ofthe sheets adjacent thereto, and a groove in the face of the tabletadjacent thev guide rail" overlaid bythe sheets when aiiixed thereto foraccess therebeneath to facilitate rapid detachment. ofrthe sheets fromthe adhesive area.-

2,. A display device for a succession of nrmalr ly loose sheets incorrelated frelation comprising a supporting tablet upon which thesheetsare to be disposed, a longitudinal 3 gauge projecting above the plane ofthe-tablet against which the margins of the sheets may be abuttedaforaligning like entries upon; different sheets, a portion ofadhesive'material exposed on the surface of the tablet against which thesheets may be pressed into adherent relation, the adhesive ma:

terial being located well apartfrom the longi 'tudinal gauge, a straightedge indicator associ ated with the tablet and'movable at will with rebedisposed, a longitudinal gauge projecting above the plane of the tabletagainst whichthe margins of the sheets may be abutted for' aligning'likeentries upon difierent sheets, a portion of ad hesive material exposedon the surface of the tablet against which the sheets maybe pressed into adherent relation, a guide rail'projected above the plane of thetablet and disposed'diametrically opposite the longitudinal gauge, theguide rail beinghinged to facilitateaccessto the edges or the sheetsadjacent thereto, a groove in the face of the tablet "overlaid by the,sheets when affixed thereto for access therebeneath tofacilitaterapiddetachment of the sheets fromithe'adhesive area",j

and a line guide transversely overlying sheets sup ported on the tabletand movable longitudinally" of the sheets. I V

4. A display device for a succession of normally loose sheets incorrelated relation comprising a supporting. tablet upon-which thesheets are'to be disposed, alongitudinalgauge projecting above the planeof the tablet against which the margins of the sheets may be abutted foraligning like entries upon difierent sheets, a portion of adhesivematerial exposed on the surface of the tablet against which the sheetsmay be pressed into adherent relation, the adhesive material beinglocated well apart from the longitudinal gauge, a guide rail projectedabove the plane of the tablet and disposed diametrically opposite thelongitudinal gauge, the guide rail being hinged to facilitate access tothe edges of the sheets adjacent thereto, a groove in the face of thetablet overlaid by the sheets when affixed thereto for accesstherebeneath to facilitate rapid detachment of the sheets from theadhesive area, and a line guide transversely overlying sheets supportedon the tablet and movable longitudinally of the sheets.

JOHN Q. SHERMAN.

